Bhagwant Mann chaired a review meeting of the departmentꦯ here and directed officials to ensure that work for construction of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra national highway is put on fast-track mode.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday asked officials of the Public Works Department (PWD) to expedite work on all ongoing projects in the state. According to an officialꩵ statement, Mann chaired a review meeting of the department here and directed officials to ensure that work for construction of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra national highway is put on 💦fast-track mode.
He said this is an ambitious project, which once completed will save time, money and energy of commuters travelling from Delhi tﷺo Punjab and Jammu-Kashmir especially those desirousꦗ of paying obeisance at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine.
Mann said the 254 kilometer long highway will be constructed at a cost Rs 11,510 crore and will pass through nin🅺e districts of the state --Jalandhar, Sangrur, Malerkotla, Patiala, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur.
The CM also asked officials to accord top priority to all approved and sanctioned works for their timely completion. He directed PWD officials to ensure proper checks at every stage of the proj♉ects to ensure good quality of the work.
Mann said the department should strictly adhere𒀰 to the prescribed specifications for ensuring quality construction, maintenance and repair of the upcoming projects. Dwelling on another is꧒sue, the CM asked the department to complete the work on setting up of Mohalla clinics as per the fixed deadline.
He said these ambitious clinics are to🦋 be dedicate𒉰d to the people during the upcoming Independence Day. Mann said these clinics will act as catalysts for providing quality health care services to people.
He also asked the department to speed up the process for starting work on construction of Sant Attar Singh State Institute of Medical Sciences at Sangrur. Coming up at a cost of Rs 350 crore, this project will be instrumental in ensuring quality hea🌠lth services to the state especially the Malwa region, the statement🐎 said.
Reviewing other projects, he also directed the officers to complete the ongoing projects, including the Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Law🎐 University, Kairon (Tarn Taran), Sri Guru Ravidass Memorial Khuralgarh, Garhshankar (Hoshiarpur), Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Sports University, Patiala.
(With PTI Inputs)